Jonathan Zakutansky

@MattLeinartQB Jordan, Kobe, LeBron, Duncan, Kareem

5 NBA players can be put on Mt Rushmore. Who are you picking?

@StockTalks21 Coaching is huge. As an example, l would say that if l were guessing and knew nothing about the players on the team, I would pick Purdue, Michigan, Michigan State, Illinois or Wisconsin to win the Big Ten next year based upon history and coaching

Remember to be careful about proclaiming teams as contenders based on the portal without seeing them play. Past examples include Kansas, Louisville, Indiana, Kansas State, Arkansas, Kentucky. On paper & on the court are two entirely different things.

@kraigbowers34 @JonRothstein They're never bad with Painter as their coach. They might "only" be 6 or 7 seed good, but never bad.

Not sure why so many Purdue fans are reacting negatively to this. @JonRothstein said it is going to look “different”. He didn’t say it was going to look “bad”, unless he says that outside of this clip. There’s no denying next year will look very different when they’re losing 4 starters. I fully expect Painter to morph the offense to fit his personnel again, like he always does.

@ryanhammer09 Since Alabama's second leading scorer is now in jail, and once he gets out is facing a suspension, l like Hofstra and Akron

1st Weekend matchups I will lose sleep over picking in my bracket: Tech/Akron/Bama/Hofstra 4 team pod Wisconsin vs Arkansas R32 Ohio State vs TCU Nebraska vs Troy

@RobDauster St. John's beat UConn twice, true. However, they lost to every other top 20 team on their schedule, and some of their quality wins lost steam

It wasn't Duke that got screwed in the East ... it was St. John's. 🔗 youtube.com/live/GpxChfMjn… youtube.com/live/GpxChfMjn…

@theblockspot 32 , l could see them giving Duke a game, but not winning

OHIO STATE BUCKEYES: • Round of 64 • Round of 32 • Sweet 16 • Elite 8 • Final 4 • National Championship How far will Ohio State go ???

@madeformarch The big question for me.. Will Alabama's defense show up? Alabama is one of those teams that has the firepower to reach the final 4, but they lose too many 90-85 games with limited defense

Most likely 13-seed over 4-seed upset. Who ya got?

@SethDavisHoops Miami was the lowest seeded team. However, they were voted into the field by the committee sooner. There's the difference. They might have been the 35 at large selected as an example

He did not lie. They are the lowest at large seeded. They were not the last team selected. I guess it depends on what the definition of “in” is. I know this is in the weeds but give them credit for being transparent about the process.

@ConnorAllenNFL Baylor is the D outliner. People show stats that Baylor finished in the top 25, but they tightened defense in the tournament and their transition offense was excellent. As a Purdue alum, l see a lot of that same thing with Purdue. Superior offense, good, not great defense

Entering the NCAA tournament, 95% of National Champions had a: • Top-21 offense • Top-44 defense

Your brackets for March Madness shouldn’t be random. Over 95% of NCAA Tournament champions in the last 23 years met BOTH of these criteria:

@SethDavisHoops We go through this every year. The difference in the outcome was Michigan slipping from the 2nd 1 seed to the 3rd. It's not clear if Purdue was the last 2 seed before the game or after. As far as selection, meaningless, as both teams were well into the field

With the software they use it’s very easy for the committee to build contingency brackets. They had a different bracket if Michigan had beaten Purdue. The timing of the game is not the reason the committee arrived at a concision that I personally disagreed with.

@NCAABuzzerBters Wisconsin

Who’s making the Sweet 16 out of here?

@DelphiBrackets Indiana sneaking in

Good Morning all. Looking for a surprise team- seems there is always 1 team. Oklahoma may be the team. We have them 2nd team out

@DelphiBrackets I didn't look at your bracket, but the WCC getting 3 teams in is the story . That hasn't happened in over 15 years, and with Gonzaga leaving, probably won't for a while. Santa Clara

Would Houston defeating Arizona get them back in the conversation for the 4th 1 seed over Florida? @lu

@John_Fanta It's exciting for BE fans. However, the game itself has little meaning in the CBB landscape, this year as the BE is down. UCONN has an outside chance at a 1 seed, but it seems like they are behind Florida for sure, and if FL loses, maybe behind Houston with a win over AZ

Tomorrow Night. Madison Square Garden. The University of Connecticut. St. John's University. Rick Pitino. Dan Hurley. The Game of the Year in the Big East. Round 3. For league supremacy. It's happening.

Alabama just took on a bad loss. Mississippi tried to give it away, don't foul up 3 unless there's less than 5 seconds left. Analytics

@theblockspot Eugene Wilson. He was a multi sport star in highschool and played for the New England Patriots as a safety in a Super Bowl.

Who is the GREATEST athlete you have EVER seen… IN PERSON ???

@GameDayGabi Carsen Edwards, only because of his amazing tournament run. He nearly led Purdue to the final 4.

Who has been your all time favorite player to watch in the last decade for Purdue?

@ESPNLunardi How close are Alabama and Purdue? If they're close, than H2H should matter. I know 1 data point, but at the same time, the committee doesn't look at record over the L12, which is not good for Purdue. However, if they beat Nebraska tonight, they probably move up

@SethDavisHoops St. Joseph was a 1 seed, and was a legit 1 seed. They reached the Elite 8 and lost to the 2 seed, which l believe was Oklahoma. So, as the 4th 1 seed losing to the 5th or 6th best team overall, no shame. This Miami team has been playing with fire for like 5 games. Not the same

For me, the only suspense is whether Miami Ohio ends up in the First Four, which is now very possible. So interesting that the exact same thing happened to St. Joseph's in 2004 when it went undefeated in the regular season. Lost first game in the A10 tourney by 20 to Xavier.